Permitted: Austin Trash Removal Companies

What type of Austin trash removal companies are on the list? Some companies are dumpster rental pros, others are junk haulers, and others are construction companies who acquired a permit to legally haul debris from their job sites.

First things first: the City of Austin can fine you up to $2,000 and put you in jail for up to a year for hiring an un-licensed waste hauler. Who is defined as a hauler? Anyone who hauls trash from your property, beside you the property owner, is considered a hauler. That means, if your contractor hauls trash from your job site, the contractor is acting as a illegal garbage hauler.

Law enforcement does random checks and often hang out by the Austin landfills, Austin dump, and recycling centers, so it is easy to get caught. In other words, if the person you’re hiring to dispose of your garbage is not on this official private waste hauler, you are putting yourself in danger.

If the company you are looking to hire is not on this list, either they are not-licensed, or they may be a “dumpster rental broker”. Legally you can use a “Broker”, but BEWARE of “Brokers”, the pitfalls, and benefits of working with dumpster brokers in the article here. Included is the list of 28 dumpster brokers who serve Austin Texas metro.

What does it all mean?

Between dumpster brokers, private waste hauler and Austin trash removal companies companies you have 118+ options. How do you choose the best company?

The common response to that question is often to check ratings and review sites like Houzz, BBB, Yelp, or Angie’s List. Those sites are a great resource, but many of the permitted haulers are not listed, reviewed, or thoroughly described there.